1971 rare photo

[jimmyboy]

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Werner Electra Atlantic in 1971 put out a promotional set of their artists. I got a set from a local DJ. They feature the Boys(reprise) in a different take of this shot, T-Rex, Grateful Dead, Jimi, Lightfoot, Joni, James Taylor, Frank Zappa, Neil Young and Van Morrison. The boys look less spaced than the one here-they adorn my lower level (man cave) walls-They are 3'X4' in size.

I was manager of the old Record Factory store in San Jose, Ca in the 70's and I was lucky enough to score one of those sets too! My fave was the BB's but the Van Morrison one was cool and the Neil Young was a classic.

[Curtis Leon]

Let's see... Mike looks like someone slipped laxatives into his coffee, Brian looks like someone pissed in his cornflakes, Carl looks like Elton John gave him fashion tips, Al looks like a child molester, Dennis has this big, stoned, soapy grin on his face, as if someone was giving him sucky sucky invisibly, and Bruce really needs to shave that mustache - reminds me of my 7-11 deskguy.

[drbeachboy]

It looks more like a "State of The Beach Boys, circa 1971" picture. Except for Carl, they all look like they had one toke too many. I have a 8x10 glossy of this pic that I believe I purchased at the Spring 1972 show in Philly. I say believe, because I had one too many tokes that evening, as well.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Have to say, Alan looks totally hammered, and even Bruce is looking... mellow.